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Fenceline Community Groups in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Celebrate Mounting Victories

DeSmogBlog

James, with the help of Tulane’s law clinic, fought to protect their constitutional right to protest in Gramercy. The law is on our side,” Lavigne told me. John at a protest the group held near the Fifth Ward Elementary School on October 18, 2017. A few days later, RISE St. Credit: Julie Dermansky. Credit: Julie Dermansky.

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Let's pass a Green Recovery Act

Business Green

The Act enables a Green New Deal, a Clean Revolution, and crucially it recodes the laws that cause climate damage. Coal, oil and gas investments have been the worst performing assets every year since 2017. One way or another, the principles of Green Recovery Act will be put into law. It's morally wrong and must stop.

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Air District Targets Southern California Logistics Industry

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

1] Looking ahead, SCAG estimates that total demand for warehouse space in its region in 2040 will be between 1.514 billion square feet and 1.809 billion square feet. [2]. Trade and Logistics in Southern California — The Industry, Its Jobs and Its Economic Contribution — A Southern California Industry Study , at ii (May 2017). [4]

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Air District Targets Southern California Logistics Industry

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

1] Looking ahead, SCAG estimates that total demand for warehouse space in its region in 2040 will be between 1.514 billion square feet and 1.809 billion square feet. [2]. Trade and Logistics in Southern California — The Industry, Its Jobs and Its Economic Contribution — A Southern California Industry Study , at ii (May 2017). [4]

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Logging is destroying southern forests — and dividing US environmentalists

Grist

The coalition demanded that TNC stop “promoting false climate solutions” that “center the financial interests of large lumber, pulp/paper, biomass/wood-pellet and other corporations.”. When exposed to sunlight, volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides transform into ozone, which is especially dangerous to children and the elderly.

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As Alarm Over Plastic Grows, Saudis Ramp Up Production in the US

DeSmogBlog

The flares started last December, an event Errol Summerlin, a former legal-aid lawyer, and his neighbors had been bracing for since 2017. As climate concerns lead to a slow but steady decline in the demand for oil, the companies’ collaboration represents a shift by the fossil fuel industry.

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A Texas Community Is Being Bombarded by Cancer-Causing Benzene. State Officials Have Known for Nearly Two Decades

DeSmogBlog

Joel Lopez, the eldest of their three sons, cared for her until she died in 2017. As the global demand for plastics has grown, Texas also has become a hub for the petrochemical industry, which uses benzene in its production processes. In fact, the agency rarely fines companies that violate Texas air pollution laws.